High Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) GRIB2 Table Documentation CONUS 2-D Fields 02 September 2011 RecordNumber, TableNumber, DisciplineNumber, CategoryNumber, ParameterNumber, WGrib2Name, NCLName, FieldType, Description, Units, 1, 0, 0, 16, 196, var, REFC_P0_L200_GLC0, Composite Reflectivity, Maximum reflectivity in model column, dBZ, 2, 0, 0, 3, 193, var, 5WAVH_P0_L3_GLC0, Echo Top, Echo top height of 18dBZ surface, m, 3, 0, 0, 3, 194, var, UGWD_P0_L200_GLC0, VIL, Vertically integrated liquid, kg/m^2, 4, 0, 0, 3, 195, var, VGWD_P0_L200_GLC0, Radar VIL, Radar-derived vertically integrated liquid, kg/m^2, 5, 0, 0, 19, 0, VIS, VIS_P0_L1_GLC0, Visibility, Surface visibility, m, 6, 8, 0, 3, 206, var, NLGSP_P8_2L100_GLC0_1h, Maximum Updraft, Maximum updraft velocity in 1000-400 mb layer over previous hour, m/s, 7, 8, 2, 0, 196, var, CNWAT_P8_2L100_GLC0_1h, Maximum Downdraft, Maximum downdraft velocity in 1000-400 mb layer over previous hour, m/s, 8, 8, 0, 2, 9, DZDT, DZDT_P8_2L104_GLC0, Mean Vertical Velocity, Mean vertical velocity in sigma 0.8-0.5 layer, m/s, 9, 0, 0, 3, 1, PRMSL, PRMSL_P0_L101_GLC0, Pressure, Pressure reduced to mean sea level via MAPS method, Pa, 10, 0, 0, 16, 195, var, REFD_P0_L103_GLC0, Reflectivity, Reflectivity at 1 km above ground level, dBZ, 11, 8, 0, 1, 198, var, MINRH_P8_L103_GLC0_1h, Maximum Reflectivity, Maximum reflectivity at 1 km above ground level over previous hour, dBZ, 12, 8, 3, 192, 2, SBT124, SBT124_P8_2L103_GLC0_1h, Maximum Updraft Helicity, Maximum updraft helicity in layer 2-5 km above ground level over previous hour, m^2/s^2, 13, 8, 3, 192, 3, SBT125, SBT125_P8_2L103_GLC0_1h, Maximum Updraft Helicity, Maximum updraft helicity in layer 1-6 km above ground level over previous hour, m^2/s^2, 14, 8, 10, 3, 192, var, SURGE_P8_L200_GLC0_1h, Vertically Integrated Graupel, Maximum vertically integrated graupel in model column over previous hour, kg/m^2, 15, 8, 2, 0, 206, var, RDRIP_P8_L200_GLC0_1h, Lightning Threat 1, Maximum lightning threat 1 based on vertical flux of graupel at -15C over previous hour, flashes/km^2/(5 min), 16, 8, 0, 1, 206, var, TIPD_P8_L200_GLC0_1h, Lightning Threat 2, Maximum lightning threat 2 based on vertically integrated graupel snow and cloud ice over previous hour, flashes/km^2/(5 min), 17, 8, 0, 17, 192, var, LTNG_P8_L200_GLC0_1h, Lightning Threat 3, Maximum lightning threat 3 based on a weighted combination of lightning threat 1 and 2 over previous hour, flashes/km^2/(5 min), 18, 0, 0, 7, 197, var, UPHL_P0_2L103_GLC0, Updraft Helicity, Updraft helicity in layer 2-5 km above ground level, m^2/s^2, 19, 8, 3, 192, 1, SBT123, SBT123_P8_2L103_GLC0, Updraft Helicity, Updraft helicity in layer 1-6 km above ground level, m^2/s^2, 20, 0, 0, 0, 195, var, LRGHR_P0_L200_GLC0, Convective Initiation1, Time since last convective initation (> 1 hr) based upon lightning threat 3 and no adjacent activity, minutes, 21, 0, 0, 0, 196, var, CNVHR_P0_L200_GLC0, Convective Acitivity1, Time since last convective activity based upon lightning threat 3, minutes, 22, 0, 0, 1, 213, var, CNVMR_P0_L200_GLC0, Convective Initiation2, Time since last convective initation (> 1 hr) based upon flux of rain/graupel and no adjacent activity, minutes, 23, 0, 0, 0, 201, var, SHAHR_P0_L200_GLC0, Convective Activitiy2, Time since last convective activity based upon vertical flux of rain and graupel, minutes, 24, 0, 0, 1, 214, var, SHAMR_P0_L200_GLC0, Convective Initiation3, Time since last convective initation (> 1 hr) based upon 35 dBZ reflectivity at -10C and no adjacent activity, minutes, 25, 0, 0, 0, 202, var, VDFHR_P0_L200_GLC0, Convective Activity3, Time since last convective activitiy based upon 35 dBZ reflectivity at -10C, minutes, 26, 0, 0, 2, 19, WMIXE, WMIXE_P0_L103_GLC0, Wind Energy, Wind energy generation potential using 0.5*density*speed^3 at 80 m above ground level, W/m^2, 27, 0, 10, 1, 2, UOGRD, UOGRD_P0_L103_GLC0, Wind, U-component of wind at 80 m above ground level, m/s, 28, 0, 10, 1, 3, VOGRD, VOGRD_P0_L103_GLC0, Wind, V-component of wind at 80 m above ground level, m/s, 29, 0, 0, 3, 0, PRES, PRES_P0_L1_GLC0, Pressure, Surface pressure, Pa, 30, 0, 0, 0, 0, TMP, TMP_P0_L1_GLC0, Temperature, Surface (skin) temperature, K, 31, 0, 2, 0, 2, TSOIL, TSOIL_P0_L1_GLC0, Soil Temperature, Surface (skin) soil temperature, K, 32, 0, 2, 0, 192, var, SOILW_P0_L1_GLC0, Soil Moisture, Surface (skin) volumetric soil moisture content (0 to 2.5 cm layer below surface), fraction, 33, 0, 2, 0, 2, TSOIL, TSOIL_P0_L106_GLC0(0), Soil Temperature, Soil temperature 5 cm below surface, K, 34, 0, 2, 0, 192, var, SOILW_P0_L106_GLC0(0), Soil Moisture, Volumetric soil moisture content 5 cm below surface (2.5 to 12.5 cm layer below surface), fraction, 35, 0, 2, 0, 2, TSOIL, TSOIL_P0_L106_GLC0(1), Soil Temperature, Soil temperature 20 cm below surface, K, 36, 0, 2, 0, 192, var, SOILW_P0_L106_GLC0(1), Soil Moisture, Volumetric soil moisture content 20 cm below surface (12.5 to 30 cm layer below surface), fraction, 37, 0, 2, 0, 2, TSOIL, TSOIL_P0_L106_GLC0(2), Soil Temperature, Soil temperature 40 cm below surface, K, 38, 0, 2, 0, 192, var, SOILW_P0_L106_GLC0(2), Soil Moisture, Volumetric soil moisture content 40 cm below surface (30 to 100 cm layer below surface), fraction, 39, 0, 2, 0, 2, TSOIL, TSOIL_P0_L106_GLC0(3), Soil Temperature, Soil temperature 160 cm below surface, K, 40, 0, 2, 0, 192, var, SOILW_P0_L106_GLC0(3), Soil Moisture, Volumetric soil moisture content 160 cm below surface (100 to 230 cm layer below surface), fraction, 41, 0, 2, 0, 2, TSOIL, TSOIL_P0_L106_GLC0(4), Soil Temperature, Soil temperature 300 cm below surface, K, 42, 0, 2, 0, 192, var, SOILW_P0_L106_GLC0(4), Soil Moisture, Volumetric soil moisture content 300 cm below surface (230 to 300 cm layer below surface), fraction, 43, 0, 0, 1, 13, WEASD, WEASD_P0_L1_GLC0, Snow Water, Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth, kg/m^2, 44, 0, 0, 0, 0, TMP, TMP_P0_L103_GLC0, Temperature, Temperature at 2 m above ground level, K, 45, 0, 0, 1, 0, SPFH, SPFH_P0_L103_GLC0, Specific Humidity, Specific humidity at 2 m above ground level, kg/kg, 46, 0, 0, 0, 2, POT, POT_P0_L103_GLC0, Temperature, Potential temperature at 2 m above ground level, K, 47, 0, 0, 0, 6, DPT, DPT_P0_L103_GLC0, Dewpoint, Dewpoint temperature at 2 m above ground level, K, 48, 0, 0, 1, 1, RH, RH_P0_L103_GLC0, Relative Humidity, Relative humidity at 2 m above ground level, %, 491, 0, 0, 2, 2, UGRD, UGRD_P0_L103_GLC0, Wind, U-component of wind at 10 m above ground level, m/s, 492, 0, 0, 2, 3, VGRD, VGRD_P0_L103_GLC0, Wind, V-component of wind at 10 m above ground level, m/s, 50, 8, 0, 0, 192, var, SNOHF_P8_L103_GLC0_1h, Maximum Wind, Maximum horizontal wind speed at 10 m above ground level over previous hour, m/s, 51, 8, 0, 1, 8, APCP, APCP_P8_L1_GLC0_accHHh, Precipitation, Total precipitation accumulated since initial time, kg/m^2, 52, 8, 0, 1, 10, ACPCP, ACPCP_P8_L1_GLC0_accHHh, Precipitation, Total convective precipitation accumulated since initial time, kg/m^2, 53, 8, 0, 1, 9, NCPCP, NCPCP_P8_L1_GLC0_accHHh, Precipitation, Total large-scale precipitation accumulated since initial time, kg/m^2, 54, 8, 0, 1, 13, WEASD, WEASD_P8_L1_GLC0_accHHh, Precipitation, Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth since intial time, kg/m^2, 55, 8, 0, 1, 8, APCP, APCP_P8_L1_GLC0_acc1h, Precipitation, Total precipitation accumulated over previous hour, kg/m^2, 56, 8, 0, 1, 10, ACPCP, ACPCP_P8_L1_GLC0_acc1h, Precipitation, Convective-scale precipitation accumulated over previous hour, kg/m^2, 57, 8, 0, 1, 9, NCPCP, NCPCP_P8_L1_GLC0_acc1h, Precipitation, Large-scale precipitation accumulated over previous hour, kg/m^2, 58, 8, 0, 1, 13, WEASD, WEASD_P8_L1_GLC0_acc1h, Precipitation, Water equivalent of accumulated snow depth over previous hour, kg/m^2, 59, 0, 0, 1, 195, var, CSNOW_P0_L1_GLC0, Precipitation Type1, Categorical snow (yes=1 no=0), flag, 60, 0, 0, 1, 194, var, CICEP_P0_L1_GLC0, Precipitation Type2, Categorical ice pellets (yes=1 no=0), flag, 61, 0, 0, 1, 193, var, CFRZR_P0_L1_GLC0, Precipitation Type3, Categorical freezing rain (yes=1 no=0), flag, 62, 0, 0, 1, 192, var, CRAIN_P0_L1_GLC0, Precipitation Type4, Categorical rain (yes=1 no=0), flag, 63, 0, 0, 2, 197, var, FRICV_P0_L1_GLC0, Wind, Friction Velocity, m/s, 64, 0, 0, 0, 11, SHTFL, SHTFL_P0_L1_GLC0, Heat Flux, Sensible heat net flux at surface, W/m^2, 65, 0, 0, 0, 10, LHTFL, LHTFL_P0_L1_GLC0, Heat Flux, Latent heat net flux at surface, W/m^2, 66, 0, 2, 0, 193, var, GFLUX_P0_L1_GLC0, Heat Flux, Ground heat flux at surface, W/m^2, 67, 0, 0, 7, 192, var, LFTX_P0_2L100_GLC0, Lifted Index, Surface lifted index using 500 mb reference level, K, 68, 0, 0, 7, 6, CAPE, CAPE_P0_L1_GLC0, Instability, Surface CAPE using highest theta-e parcel from lowest 10 mb, J/kg, 69, 0, 0, 7, 7, CIN, CIN_P0_L1_GLC0, Instability, Surface CIN using highest theta-e parcel from lowest 10 mb, J/kg, 70, 0, 0, 1, 3, PWAT, PWAT_P0_L200_GLC0, Precipitable Water, Precipitable water in model column, kg/m^2, 71, 0, 0, 6, 3, LCDC, LCDC_P0_L214_GLC0, Cloud Cover, Low-level cloud cover fraction based on maximum below 642 mb within 30 km radius of a grid point, %, 72, 0, 0, 6, 4, MCDC, MCDC_P0_L224_GLC0, Cloud Cover, Mid-level cloud cover fraction based on maximum between 642 mb and 350 mb within 30 km radius of a grid point, %, 73, 0, 0, 6, 5, HCDC, HCDC_P0_L234_GLC0, Cloud Cover, High-level cloud cover fraction based on maximum between 350 mb and 150 mb within 30 km radius of a grid point, %, 74, 0, 0, 6, 1, TCDC, TCDC_P0_L200_GLC0, Cloud Cover, Total cloud cover fraction based on maximum in model column within 30 km radius of a grid point, %, 75, 0, 0, 3, 5, HGT, HGT_P0_L2_GLC0, Cloud Base, Geopotential height of cloud base, gpm, 76, 0, 0, 3, 5, HGT, HGT_P0_L3_GLC0, Cloud Top, Geopotential height of cloud top, gpm, 77, 0, 0, 5, 193, var, ULWRF_P0_L8_GLC0, Radiation, Outgoing longwave radiation at top of atmosphere, W/m^2, 78, 0, 0, 4, 192, var, DSWRF_P0_L1_GLC0, Radiation, Incoming shortwave radiation at the surface, W/m^2, 79, 0, 0, 7, 8, HLCY, HLCY_P0_2L103_GLC0(1), Helicity, Storm-relative helicity for 0-3 km above ground level using Bunkers et al. 2000 storm-motion, m^2/s^2, 80, 0, 0, 7, 8, HLCY, HLCY_P0_2L103_GLC0(0), Helicity, Storm-relative helicity for 0-1 km above ground level using Bunkers et al. 2000 storm-motion, m^2/s^2, 81, 0, 0, 2, 194, var, USTM_P0_2L103_GLC0, Storm Motion-U, U-component of convective storm motion for right-moving cells using Bunkers et al. 2000, m/s, 82, 0, 0, 2, 195, var, VSTM_P0_2L103_GLC0, Storm Motion-V, V-component of convective storm motion for right-moving cells using Bunkers et al. 2000, m/s, 83, 0, 0, 2, 15, VUCSH, VUCSH_P0_2L103_GLC0(0), Wind Shear-U, U-component of vector wind difference between 10 m and 1 km above ground level, m/s, 84, 0, 0, 2, 16, VVCSH, VVCSH_P0_2L103_GLC0(0), Wind Shear-V, V-component of vector wind difference between 10 m and 1 km above ground level, m/s, 85, 0, 0, 2, 15, VUCSH, VUCSH_P0_2L103_GLC0(1), Wind Shear, U-component of vector wind difference between wind in surface-500 m and 5.5-6.0 km layers above ground level, m/s, 86, 0, 0, 2, 16, VVCSH, VVCSH_P0_2L103_GLC0(1), Wind Shear, V-component of vector wind difference between wind in surface-500 m and 5.5-6.0 km layers above ground level, m/s, 87, 0, 0, 0, 0, TMP, TMP_P0_2L108_GLC0, Temperature, Mean temperature in lowest 30 mb, K, 88, 0, 0, 0, 2, POT, POT_P0_2L108_GLC0, Temperature, Mean potential temperature in lowest 30 mb, K, 89, 0, 0, 1, 1, RH, RH_P0_2L108_GLC0, Relative Humidity, Mean relative humidity in lowest 30 mb, %, 90, 0, 0, 0, 6, DPT, DPT_P0_2L108_GLC0, Dewpoint, Mean dewpoint temperature in lowest 30 mb, K, 91, 0, 0, 7, 193, var, 4LFTX_P0_2L108_GLC0, Lifted Index, Most unstable lifted index in six lowest 30 mb layers using 500 mb reference level, K, 92, 0, 0, 7, 6, CAPE, CAPE_P0_2L108_GLC0(0), Instability, CAPE using highest average theta-e in six lowest 30 mb layers, J/kg, 93, 0, 0, 7, 7, CIN, CIN_P0_2L108_GLC0(0), Instability, CIN using highest average theta-e in six lowest 30 mb layers, J/kg, 94, 0, 0, 3, 196, var, HPBL_P0_L1_GLC0, Height, Planetary boundary layer height, m, 95, 0, 0, 3, 5, HGT, HGT_P0_L5_GLC0, Height, Adiabatic condensation level above ground (LCL), gpm, 96, 0, 0, 7, 6, CAPE, CAPE_P0_2L108_GLC0(1), Instability, Mixed-layer CAPE (MLCAPE) using average theta-e of the three lowest 30 mb layers, J/kg, 97, 0, 0, 7, 7, CIN, CIN_P0_2L108_GLC0(1), Instability, Mixed-layer CIN (MLCIN) using average theta-e of the three lowest 30 mb layers, J/kg, 98, 0, 0, 7, 6, CAPE, CAPE_P0_2L108_GLC0(2), Instability, Most unstable CAPE (MUCAPE) using parcel with highest theta-e in lowest 300 mb, J/kg, 99, 0, 0, 7, 7, CIN, CIN_P0_2L108_GLC0(2), Instability, Most unstable CIN (MUCIN) using parcel with highest theta-e in lowest 300 mb, J/kg, 100, 0, 0, 3, 200, var, PLPL_P0_2L108_GLC0, Pressure, Pressure level of most unstable parcel in lowest 300 mb, Pa, 101, 0, 0, 2, 22, GUST, GUST_P0_L1_GLC0, Wind, Wind gust speed at 10 m above ground level, m/s, 102, 0, 255, 255, 255, var, VAR_255_255_255_P0_L200_GLC0, Relative Humidity, Relative humidity with respect to precipitable water in model column, %,